31 AUGUST 1985, page 5

The Spectator

QUESTIONS FOR TRICOT T here used to be, and perhaps still is, in British philosophical circles an irregular verb which conjugates as follows: 'I am sober, You are drunk, He is a......

Cleansing Br

THE reform of British Rail, and of Bri- tain's other publicly owned industries, is a labour of Hercules, perhaps most closely comparable to the cleansing of the Augean stables.......

Confusion

WE have confused our readers because we were confused ourselves. In our leader two weeks ago about the baleful effects of tour- ism, we attributed sentiments to Mr Michael......